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UFC 44: Undisputed
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
13-0 · USA
VS
Edwin DeWees
Edwin DeWees
28-6 · USA
September 26, 2003 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
198.0lb
Rich Franklin def. Edwin DeWees by KO/TKO (Knees), R1 3:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:35
Franklin37/460/011:59
DeWees4/61/100:35
Total
Franklin37/460/011:59
DeWees4/61/100:35

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
FranklinWin probabilityDeWees
56.2%43.8%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
27%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 8.5 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Franklin, blue toward DeWees. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Franklin56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%46%
Submission11%19%
Decision19%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 37
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
DeWees44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%24%
Submission17%37%
Decision17%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 4
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.8)act 1
Combined totals~89 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R215%
R37%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Franklin
81.3%-456
DeWees
+45617.8%
Most takedownstie 30.5%
Franklin
60.2%-650
DeWees
+6509.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Franklin
Expected: 61.4
61.5
Over 61.5
42.4%
+136
Under 61.5
57.6%
-136
077154
DeWees
Expected: 27.9
28
Over 28
41.2%
+137
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.5%
-137
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Franklin
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
70.7%
-241
Under 0.5
29.3%
+241
035
DeWees
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
20.6%
Exactly 0
79.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 8.5 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FranklinDeWees
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1555
Pound-for-pound
1551
1554
Divisional
1551
1507
Striking offense
1500
1534
Striking defense
1500
1495
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
21 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.00
Strikes landed / min
42%
Strike accuracy
2.25
Strikes absorbed / min
57%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rich Franklin
  • WEvan TannerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1605mo before
Edwin DeWees
No prior UFC fights.
Franklin — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 0 losses
W
77% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
DeWees — win / loss by method
Record: 28-6-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 2 losses
W
61% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
14% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
28win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
7 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
17 (61%)Submission(33%) 2
4 (14%)Decision(67%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Franklin
DeWees
1
UFC fights
0
2.7 min · 2.7 avg
Octagon time
27y 1m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Franklin
DeWees
27W–3L · 90.0%
Overall
27W–3L · 90.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Franklin
DeWees
163W–94L · 63.4%
Overall
131W–95L · 58.0%
163W–94L · 63.4%
Wins
85W–82L · 50.9%
0W–0L
Losses
46W–13L · 78.0%
Distance striking
Franklin
DeWees
6.32
Landed / min
42.1%
Accuracy
66.7%
Defense
5.63
Knockdowns / 15 min
95.0%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Franklin
DeWees
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
100.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Franklin
  • Head81%(13)div 62%
  • Body6%(1)div 13%
  • Legs13%(2)div 25%
DeWees
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 25%
  • No strike data on record.

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Rich Franklin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Edwin DeWees

No UFC fights on record.

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.